Do you think about what you'll do after school?

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Joe finds out what people do when they leave school

Thousands of teenagers across the country are getting their A-Level exam results.

Many of them will be hoping to have good enough grades to get them a place at university, before finding work.

But there are other ways of getting a job. An apprenticeship is when someone trains you up- whilst you do the job.

It might be a long way off but we asked if any of you have plans and dreams for when you leave school.

Your comments

"When I leave school I want to be a singer and I want to be in movies."

Vanessa, London, England

"When I leave school I will hopefully go to university and study zoology. Then I would love to have a show about animals and be like Sir David Attenborough."

Zac, Bedford, England

"When I am older I want to be a synchronised swimmer. As I am inspired by the Olympics and I love doing tricks in the water."

Aimee, England

"When I'm older, I would really love to do stand-up comedy because I think I've got a really good sense of humour. I also do comedy in my schools end of term talent show and the crowd go wild at my jokes!"

Danny, Folkestone, England

"When I leave school I will help poor people who live in Africa and Asia."

Kayleigh, County Laois, Ireland

"When I leave school I want to go to college to become a carer. This is because my brother is disabled, and makes me want to do better."

Megan, Essex, England

"I want to go to university and get a degree in administration and become a banker!"

Harry, Peebles, Scotland

"I want to be a swimmer when I'm older because I love swimming."

Rachel, Worcestershire, England

"When I finish school I want to go to a fashion school, because I want to be a fashion designer."

Bea, Beijing, China

"When I am older I would love to be a dog trainer - I would train them for the blind and for the police."

Qri, Cambridge, England

"I would like to work in aviation when I am older, maybe flying planes or working in aviation safety."

Terry, London, England

"When I leave school I would love to be a specialist doctor who deals with diseases like cancer."

Hussain, Birmingham, England

"I want to become an artist because I absolutely love art."

Molly, Kent, England

"I want to go to London University because it is an arts university and I want to become a singer."

Lauren, Leicestershire, England

"I want to be a doctor or a paramedic, so I will need to get really good results in my GCSEs and A-Levels."

Violet, Lincoln, England

"I want to do my A-levels and go to university, and after that I want to be a vet or a make-up artist."

Millie, Kent, England

"I would love to be a journalist because I love writing."

Safia, Bradford, England

"I am going to do my A-levels then hopefully go to a really good university where I can get a good degree! Even though it's far away for me I have planned it out."

Aisha, London, England

"I think I would rather go to college and do A-levels because I want to do something to do with art and design."

Aqsa, Birmingham, England

"I'd like to think that I will be able to continue on to university after I finish my Leaving Cert - the Irish equivalent of A-Levels. I'm not too sure what I'd like to study. Maybe something medical or something to do with art - or maybe even secondary-school teaching like maths or history."

Laura, Kilkenny, Ireland

"I want to do A-level biology and maths and maybe psychology so I can become a doctor!"

Rahila, Hillingdon, England

"When I leave school, I want to do a degree at Oxford and then be a media lawyer for Doctor Who."